NHL’s 84-Game Schedule Puts Season Records in Focus - NHL Rumors

Will 97 Catch 99 This Season? Wayne Gretzky on Connor McDavid's Chase of History

TORONTO - Connor McDavid is up to 44 points through 17 games after a four-point performance in the Oilers' game against the Ducks on Thursday night.

Column | Are NHL records in jeopardy with an expanded regular season?

This season, the NHL expanded its regular season from 82 games to 84.  This was not the first time the NHL expanded to 84 games. In 1992, the league went to 84 games before dropping back to 82 games in 1994. But the change feels more permanent this time.  With the addition of two more...

NHL’s 84-Game Schedule Puts Season Records in Focus - NHL Rumors

The NHL’s return to an 84-game schedule gives players two more opportunities to chase milestones and challenge single-season records. Connor McDavid has already made the expanded calendar relevant, producing 40 points through Edmonton’s first 16 games of the 2026–2027 season. That puts McDavid on a 210-point pace, within reach of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL-record 215. The […]